Steven Ford, NCPS

Steven Ford is a warm, empathic and trauma-informed integrative therapist and clinical supervisor with 14 years of clinical experience across a range of therapeutic settings. He combines a person-focused, trauma-aware stance with practical skills drawn from multiple therapeutic models to support people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, anger and self-esteem difficulties.

Accredited by the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) - a recognised professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists - he brings both clinical and leadership experience to his work. In his role as Counselling Coordinator at Change Grow Live (CGL) Recovery Service, Steven leads a team of counsellors, oversees therapeutic programmes and contributes to the delivery of consistent, quality care.

Steven has extensive experience working with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds, specialising in addiction, trauma, guilt, shame, anger, anxiety, depression, and issues around self-worth. He approaches therapy with empathy, honesty and curiosity, guided by ethical practice and a commitment to tailoring support to each person’s needs. His background includes focused work on areas such as attachment and abandonment, codependency, fatherhood issues, process addictions, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Steven integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) into his practice. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and learning practical ways to act in line with those values while accepting difficult emotions - it can help with anxiety, stress and getting unstuck from unhelpful patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect and a non-judgmental listening stance to help people explore their experience and build self-trust - it suits those seeking a supportive, exploratory space. DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance and strengthening relationships - it is often helpful for anger, emotional reactivity and problems with impulsive behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Steven works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, adapting techniques as therapy unfolds so the plan fits the individual rather than the other way around.

Online therapy with Steven is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexible ways to access care from different locations and schedules. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity of support, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for each person.